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September 27, 2007

Oktoberfest & Wedding Bells in Konstanz

We flew to Munich on Wednesday and arrived Thursday morning. We checked into the Courtyard Marriott in downtown Munich, passed out for a couple hours, then hit the town. Visiting old town Munich, Marienplatz, the famous tourist brewhouse, Hofbrauhaus and Augustinerkeller.

Friday we jumped on the Die Bahn (the train) and headed to Konstanz for Chrissy's wedding. Friday night was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner at a Bavarian brewhouse serving, what else, meat, potatoes and beer. Chrissy and Andrew were kind enough to let us crash at their new apt right in the heart of Konstanz. We woke Saturday to the hustle and bustle of wedding preparation!!

The wedding was in a beautiful, old cathedral in the heart of Konstanz. The front of the church was filled with Chrissy and Andrew's friends and family...the back of the church was complete with curious tourists and locals. After the wedding, we celebrated with a German tradition of champagne in the garden, then walked to the reception, at a lakeside bed and breakfast. The food was great, there were more German traditions...each guest filled out a postcard with a "gift" to the bride and groom. The cards are then attached to a balloon and then all balloons are released, hoping to be found by someone and mailed back to the bride and groom. Usually 5-10% are returned...

Sunday morning we all woke a little late and headed to the bed and breakfast for a post wedding brunch. The we were back to Munich via Die Bahn. Monday, after trying to check out a closed Dachau (concentration camp), we toured Schloss Nymphenburg (Ludwig's summer playground built to honor the birth of his son), then headed to Oktoberfest. It a HUGE festival...14 brewhouse tents, food tents, beer gardens, and an amusement park. We hit up the log ride and the ferris wheel...yea, we're wild.

Tuesday was back to VA! Enjoy the pix...

Tracy and bride-to-be Chrissy in the church for rehearsal.

The newlyweds!

Lake Constance (the reception is just across the water all the way to the right)

Mirror image in a summer home located in Schloss Nymphenburg

Stan hanging out at the entrance of Oktoberfest.

Stan and 4000 of his closest friends.

View of Oktoberfest from the ferris wheel.

The entrance to the Lowenbrau tent.

September 17, 2007

We're in VA

OK...we're finally updating our blog!

We've been hanging in VA since Labor Day weekend. Tracy and Frisco drove to VA from CO and we've been keeping ourselves busy, Stan working, Tracy visiting with friends & fam and Frisco being completely flustered.

We headed down to Blacksburg for the first VT game vs ECU Labor Day weekend Saturday. We won. Sunday & Tuesday Stan had "gigs" in VA. The following weekend we flew down to Baton Rouge for the LSU game, which we won't discuss. This past weekend we went back down to Blacksburg to watch the Hokies beat Ohio. Then headed to Lake Gaston after the game to meet up with Tracy's parents, Marcy, Stuart & Lily, Lois and Stan's sister Lisa, Dave, Ashlynne, Morganne and Max. Lots of fun was had, even in the cooler weather.

Wednesday we leave for Germany for Tracy's friend, Chrissy's wedding and the start of Oktoberfest. Prost!

Enjoy the pix...

SML and the Dan Bradfords

Lily the gymnast

The LSU tailgate crew

Dave and Ashlynne seadooing

Ashlynne, Lily & Morganne

Hang on Lois!

Tom & Lily going FAST!

Stan & Morganne

Stan & Lily

August 14, 2007

Trees Glorious Trees

Our new trees were planted on Thursday!! We got 5 new trees to replace the 9 we had to have cut down because of the beetle kill. 3 in the front yard, 1 in the gravel driveway and 1 in the backyard. Hopefully in a couple years we won't be able to see our neighbors house...like the good ol days of last year.

What else? We went to Aspen (well really Basalt which is a suburb of Aspen) to celebrate our friend Ken & Stacy's wedding. They were married in Fiji on May 5th. The party was at their brand new home which they designed and built (Ken is an architect).

Monday we went on a bike ride start/finish from Frisco Marina. The trail was a skinny, dirt/rocky/rooted trail on the edge of Lake Dillon. At times, we were very close to sliding off the cliff...as you will see below.

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the last few days of Summer!!

Limber Pine in the backyard.

Our friend's Geoff & Sarah's 6 month old, Kaelin, keeping Frisco entertained

Stan with the bride (Stacy)

Tracy with the bride
A new fun filled game...all you need is a grocery bag. Basically you have to bend over on 1 foot and pick up the bag in your mouth. As the game goes on, the bag gets torn, so it's shorter and shorter and you have to bend farther and farther.

Stan was good...Tracy, not so much

Mountain Bike Diva Tracy with Dillon in the background

Shredder Stan with Buffalo Mountain in the background

"Help me!!"

August 07, 2007

Crested Butte

Stan flew in Thursday for a long weekend of camping in Crested Butte. We picked up Kristi in Buena Vista on Friday drove through Crested Butte and Gothic (an old ghost town, turned biological laboratory town) to Emerald Lake on some very sketchy cliffhanging roads. We set up camp and waited by the fire pit, located lakeside, for the rest of the crew (Makis and Sarah). 10:30ish pm the other 2 arrived on foot with headlamps. They had gotten a flat about 10 min (walking) back and when the car was jacked up it decided to roll backwards and the jack broke. Stan and Makis walked back with our jack, fixed the tire and made it to the campsite within an hour. Needless to say, Sunday, on our way out of town, Makis and Sarah were amazed to find they had broken down right before the road narrows and drops straight down on one side. Pretty sketchy drive.

Stan woke early to try and catch some fish...and tried all day to no avail. After Stan & Tracy's famous camping eggs and sausage breakfast, we went kayaking and hiking. It then decided to rain on and off the rest of the evening. Not to worry, we did get our smores in. We headed back to Summit on Sunday.

Arrived in Dillon and noticed a few patches of snow on the ground. Winter already!!

Panaramic View of Emerald Lake.

Stan & Frisco up early trying to catch breakfast.

Kristi using Frisco as an ottoman.

Sarah & Stan kayak while Frisco gets ready to fly.

The famous Maroon Bells in the background.

The camping crew: Frisco, Kristi, Dallas, Stan, Sarah and Makis.

Panoramic view of our hike.

July 24, 2007

No Fun in Colorado

It's been a busy couple weeks. Wakeboarding, kayaking, camping, caving, hiking. It's rough living out here.

We got back from our fun July 4th trip back to VA. Had a fun long weekend where we went kayaking on Lake Dillon then spent the rest of the weekend doing some house chores, including "the big dig." We're removing the deck next to the hot tub and moving the hot tub to this location to gain more 360 access in case it's in need of repair.

Last week, Tracy went wakeboarding at Green Mountain Reservoir about 30 minutes from Dillon with a couplf friends. It was sunny and the water was warm & glassy.

Our house was rented out this weekend (supposed to be on a camping trip which was postponed for a couple weeks) so we packed up the car. Saturday morning while Tracy worked in her real estate office, Stan helped out a friend's company, Colorado Bike and Ski Tours, with a bike/hike program in Vail. After that we headed to Fulford, CO, about an hour and a half west. We met up with Erica, Anne & Khristian, set up camp, then set off into Fulford Cave. It felt like we were in the movie Goonies or Tom Sawyer. Pretty amazing and very dirty.

Sunday we woke up late, broke camp, then headed to Fulford for a 6 mile round trip hike up a mountain to Nolan Lake. Tough hike. We were all exhausted. Frisco slept for a day and a half. All in all it's been a fun couple of weeks.

The Big Dig.

Brian & Khristian chat while Tracy prepares to wakeboard on glass.

The entrance to Fulford Cave.

Frisco, a little tired and excited that we finally got to the top to find Lake Nolan.

Lake Nolan.

July 10, 2007

July 4th Extravaganza

Tracy's family had their annual July 4th party week at Lake Gaston.

Kel flew in from SF; Allie & Davis flew in from KY; Tracy & Frisco drove in from CO; Marcy, Stuart & Lily traveled down from Silver Spring; Stan cruised down on Thursday; and Alex hitched a ride with Aunt Gail & Uncle Tom & Ivan to join in for a week of non-stop water-skiing, wakeboarding, matrixing, hotdogging, kneeboarding, seadooing, eating and fireworks.